Plane feared crashed
01/01/2007 18:29  - (SA)  

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Jakarta - An Adam Air flight that went missing over Indonesia with more than 100 passengers on board probably crashed, a military airport official said on Monday.

Rescue teams were searching for the Boeing 737-400 aircraft that sent out a distress signal flying in bad weather between the islands of Java and Sulawesi.

Eddy Suyanto, military airport chief in South Sulawesi, said the type of signal sent by the plane before it went missing indicated "a big chance it had an accident or a crash."

Transport Minister Hatta Radjasa said a radio communication was picked up over central Sulawesi and emergency crews were on their way to search for survivors.

He said it possibly went down near Mamuju in South Sulawesi province, 750km southwest of its intended destination in the northeast of Sulawesi island.

It was unknown if it was over sea or land, but the navy was contacted about a possible sea rescue operation.

- AP

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